Today is a new day. On this day, Joseph Biden is President, and Kamala Harris is Vice President. This new era of our time is historic. We have witnessed political tensions, racial injustice, economic inequality, and a powerful pandemic which has ruins so many lives unparalleled in our history. I have lived on this Earth for almost 40 years, and I haven't seen anything like this in my lifetime. We haven't seen so much overt tension in American society since the days of the 1960's and the American Civil War. 160 years after the first Presidency of Abraham Lincoln providentially makes us realize that this time is a clear opportunity for us to heal our wounds. Healing our wounds has nothing to do with compromising to the status quo as the moderates desire. Healing wounds means that accountability and justice are always part of the equation. You can't make a solution without realizing our history. American history is not all peaches and cream. Many people in early America used genocide and the enslavement of black people as the backdrop of their power which is wrong. Likewise, many Americans centuries ago earnestly fought against slavery, racism, sexism, xenophobia, and other evils in our world. Trump pardoned Steve Bannon and others like Lil Wayne, Harry O, Detroit former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Kodak Black, etc. On a little after 8 am., Trump has left the White House. Trump has said that he wished the best for Biden in a surprising speech. Now, we can move on to a new period of our American story. Joe Biden has to do with more troubles than even in 2009 because of the economic problems, the pandemic, and the increased political polarization in our world. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outlines a transition from overt bigotry to uncharted territories. Biden could be a FDR, a Clinton, or a Carter. We just don't know yet. Biden is entitled to be allowed to see what he will do. After 100 days, we have the right to evaluate and critique his strengths and weaknesses, Kamala Harris is the first woman Vice President and the first black American plus the first South Asian American Vice President in American history. The flag lightening up in the Washington Monument area was certainly an inspiring sight to see. After McConnell publicly blaming Trump for the Capitol riot (as McConnell knows that as time goes on, evidence against Trump would only go up. The conviction of Trump will be easier as time goes on. McConnell wants power as corporations are restricting funding from GOP members who voted to try to subvert the election results). Biden has his work cut out for him as the 46th President of the United States of America. Yet, I do believe that Biden will have a much more better Presidency than Trump, because his cabinet and advisors are much more progressive than Biden is. That cabinet and his advisors are key in influencing him to go sail in the right waters.
People know about the legacy of Donald Trump as President. From the start of his campaign, he promoted racism, xenophobia, and sexism. When he came down the escalator, he called many Mexicans rapists and disease carriers. He came about to say that he would grab women by their personal areas. Trump went out to mock black people by calling black Congress people low IQ and go back where you came from. He has defended Confederate statues, and Trump has promoted the lie that he won the 2020 election. When the events of Charlottesville came out, he said that good people were on both sides. Trump has gone out of his way to try to eliminate mail in voting, and he personally called on Russia to try to manipulate the 2016 election. At the end of his disgraceful Presidency, Donald Trump incited people to go to the Congress to attempt to overthrow the legal certification of Biden being made President of the United States. The mob said that Trump sent them there. They broke windows, harmed the police (yet, these hypocrites lecture us black folks on "blue lives matter"), relieved themselves on the floors of the Capitol being disgusting terrorists, and mocked democracy. Therefore, Trump is a coward who refused to acknowledge his loss, and he refuses to be at the 2021 inauguration. So, we will move on with a Biden/Harris Presidency.
On this eve of a new President, we have seen a memorial to remember the over 400,000 lives lost of Americans due to the pandemic. Joseph Biden and Kamala Biden gave brief, eloquent speeches about honoring the lives lost and fighting for a better, unified future. Biden has promise to sign executive orders to be part of the Paris climate agreement, to end the Muslim ban, ending the Keystone pipeline, and other legitimate, progressive policies. Trump leaves office with the lowest approval ratings in history. We are all glad that Trump is a one term President. Now, we have to continue the work to rebuild America. This rebuilding deals with the pandemic, the economic situation, the environment, and forming racial justice. Trump's incitement of violence at the U.S. Capitol (which was built heavily by enslaved human beings) shows what total evil represents. History being made by a new President and Vice President should inspire us all to follow the Golden Rule always. Even after voter suppression efforts and other evil tactics, most of Americans voted for Biden to be the next President of the United States of America. A far right nationalist racist demagogue is finally out of office. We should be thankful of that, but we should continue to thrive to establish a better future for all. Right now, the cabinet of Biden are having hearings in the Congress.
Days ago was the Birthday of a late legend. He was the man who inspired black youth to affirm their Blackness and view themselves as great. He is the late Brother Muhammad Ali. He was born in the Southern city of Louisville, Kentucky. He saw racism first hand as young person. Later, he used his influence to earnestly fight it. He gave speeches to stand up for black self-determination. Also, Muhammad Ali was the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He defeated Sonny Liston, Frazier, Foreman, and other legends. Not to mention that he loved his children including the retired boxer Laila Ali. He opposed the Vietnam War and sacrificed his riches in standing up for his anti-war convictions. He disagreed with the Vietnam War, because he felt that the civil war in Vietnam has nothing to do with giving freedom to black people. Ali said that the Vietnamese people never lynched us, raped our ancestors, deprived us of freedom, justice, and equality, etc.
He returned to the ring and fought. Even with Parkinson's, Ali stood up against poverty and injustice. He lit the flame during the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta, Georgia. He condemned Osama bin Laden as not representative of every Muslim after 9/11, and he continued to speak out with his voice. Muhammad Ali passed away in 2016. His legend lives on, and his words continue to inspire us. He was rapping before modern day hip hop was born. Ali gave confidence to the oppressed, and he became a much more better man as time continued.
Rest in Power Brother Muhammad Ali.
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By Timothy
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